US 12,333,320 B2
Apparatuses and methods for facilitating platform-agnostic network functions
Joseph Soryal, Glendale, NY (US)
Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Sep. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/480,245.
Prior Publication US 2023/0086497 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 9/455 (2018.01); G06F 9/50 (2006.01); H04W 24/08 (2009.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01)
CPC G06F 9/45558 (2013.01) [G06F 9/5005 (2013.01); G06F 9/5072 (2013.01); G06F 9/5077 (2013.01); H04W 24/08 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45562 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45579 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45595 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device, comprising:
a processing system including a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
obtaining a virtual network function (VNF);
coupling the VNF to an interface layer;
selecting a computing platform from a plurality of computing platforms, resulting in a selected computing platform;
coupling the interface layer to the selected computing platform, resulting in an instantiation of the VNF with respect to the selected computing platform;
obtaining data to operatively interface the VNF and the selected computing platform; and
translating, by the interface layer, a communication, a message, or a combination thereof, between the VNF and the selected computing platform using the data,
wherein the VNF facilitates a communication service, a content distribution service, or a combination thereof, in respect of a user device, and
wherein the data pertains to: transmission power levels, receiver sensitivity levels, data transfer rates, modulation schemes, demodulation schemes, security schemes, authentication schemes, and beam-steering, in respect of the communication service, the content distribution service, or the combination thereof.